Wood inspector

Family: Xanthophyllaceae

Common names: New Guinea Boxwood

Distributed in: Australia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The species occurs in Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands, and Australia.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture , Handles, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shafts/Handles, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Trimming, Veneer, Wainscotting

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to termite attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Drying Defects: Checking, Distortion

Ease of Drying: Radial and tangential shrinkage from 4-7%

Comments: Vessels often contain white deposits

Blunting Effect: Abrasive deposits are reported to dull tool edges rapidly and excessively

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Growth rings fairly distinct

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Requires sharp cutting edges

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Very Good to Excellent Results;

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;